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You know that moment in spy thrillers when the hero suddenly realizes the scope of the evil genius's nefarious plan? I had a moment like that at Mobile World Congress, when I sat down to talk with Greg Sullivan, Microsoft's Windows Phone Director of Public Relations. Not that anything he said was evil. He just made me stop short and realize why Windows 10 really could change everything for Microsoft.

"When's World of Warcraft going free-to-play?" It's a question I think has been on the mind of every MMO fan for at least a few years now. Well, that dream is still a ways off, considering how the game's latest expansion (Warlords of Draenor) raised subscription rates back up to former highs.

With all the tales of Kickstarter projects gone wrong, it's oh-so-refreshing when one of them turns out right. InXile announced recently that post-release support for Wasteland 2 now encompasses a visual overhaul as well, thanks to a move to Unity 5.

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Google+ champion Vic Gundotra left the company almost a year ago, and Google's social network hasn't been the same since. It looks like more big changes are ahead: G+ product VP Bradley Horowitz is stepping up to lead Photos and Streams, a newly created area that curiously makes no mention of Google+.

Expert Opinion

If you believe the weekend rumors, Apple will announce a connected-home platform next week at WWDC. But before you get too excited about an iThermostat and an iFridge and an iCamera watching you sleep, consider this: If Apple does get into the home-automation market, that doesn't necessarily mean it'll make smart-home gadgets of its own.

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